On October 13, 1950, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation made its first flight. The upgraded airliner, developed to compete with the DC-6, became a symbol of luxury and innovation in postwar ...

On October 10, 1956, the Lockheed L-1649 Starliner made its first flight. The final model in Lockheed's Constellation line, it served airlines like TWA, Air France, and Lufthansa, and a few survive ...

In a dramatic turn of events, a Fiji Airways flight experienced a bird strike shortly after take-off, prompting an emergency situation that required the aircraft to circle above Canterbury for two ...